"Hahaha, confident!"
Looking at Esdeath's confident smile, the three couldn't help but burst out laughing. It had been a long time since they had seen such a vibrant young girl.
Just with this cheerful and lively spirit, plus her dedication to extra training at night, this young girl Esdeath's future achievements would certainly be extraordinary!
"Esdeath."
Tashigi looked enviously at Esdeath, who was getting along well with the three legendary old men. Her face was flushed, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"I forgot to introduce her."
Pulling Tashigi into her arms, Esdeath introduced, "This is my friend, Tashigi. She will definitely become a great swordmaster in the future!"
"Hahaha, what a lovely young lady."
The three laughed heartily, watching Tashigi shyly hide behind Esdeath.
"The young lady's sword is good." The sword stuck in front of the three of them had naturally caught their eyes.
"Do you have any dreams?"
At this, Tashigi's eyes lit up. She stepped out from beside Esdeath and said firmly, "Yes, sir! My dream is to collect all the famous swords in the world that have been stolen by bad people!"
She was like a completely different person from just now.
One's dream must not be let down!
"Good! Amazing!"
"I believe in you, Tashigi!" Esdeath expressed her affirmation to Tashigi!
Looking at the serious-faced Tashigi, the three also put away their smiles.
Then Tashigi shyly hid behind Esdeath again, making her feel helpless. Everything was good about her, except she was too shy.
There were no incidents along the way, just a lot of chatter and noise.
"We're here!"
A small tavern appeared in their sight.
Pushing the door open, Garp shouted, "The usual, boss!"
"Coming right up!"
The boss also smiled, looking at the three figures. From their youth to their current legendary status, it had always been this way.
He just curiously glanced at the two young girls accompanying the three.
Immediately, a large spread of dishes and drinks was brought to the table.
The aroma made people salivate. One had to admit, the cooking in the Pirate World was truly exceptional, largely due to the excellent ingredients!
Gulp, gulp, gulp!
They immediately started toasting and drinking.
Esdeath, of course, couldn't outdrink the three old men. Soon, the alcohol started to kick in.
Tashigi, on the side, just quietly picked at her food. If Esdeath got drunk, she would have to carry her back.
"Esdeath, do you have a dream?" After a cup of sake, Zephyr looked at the slightly tipsy Esdeath and couldn't help but ask.
"Huh?"
"A dream?"
"Let me think!"
Esdeath tapped her head with her finger. Ice cubes appeared in her hand, chilling the sake in her glass. Sake was always better cold, after all.
"This is!"
The three exchanged shocked glances. This young girl was actually a Devil Fruit user, and it seemed to be an ice ability, just like Kuzan.
Could it be that they had truly found a treasure?
"Hahaha, a dream, my dream is to become the strongest!"
After saying that and downing a glass of sake, Esdeath collapsed onto the table. The alcohol was too strong, but it tasted good.
They were stunned for a moment, looking at Esdeath sprawled on the table. The three were speechless. They had originally wanted to ask about her ice ability.
It seemed it would have to wait until tomorrow.
This young girl's tolerance for alcohol was terrible!
"Um, I'll take Esdeath back." Seeing Esdeath drunk, Tashigi became even more flustered. She wouldn't dare treat the three like Esdeath did.
"Hahaha, good, go ahead."
Sengoku nodded, watching Tashigi carry Esdeath out of the small tavern, a wide smile on his face.
"Do you think this young girl's Devil Fruit ability is a superior or inferior version of Kuzan's?"
Garp rolled his eyes and said nothing. He didn't know such things. Although he had seen the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, he was clearly not interested.
He was fine with fighting Devil Fruit users, but analyzing such things was out of the question.
"I guess it's inferior, after all, Kuzan's ability is already considered top-tier."
"I think so too."
The two nodded.
Then Sengoku instructed Zephyr, "Remember to pay more attention to this Esdeath. I have a feeling her future achievements might be extraordinary."
"Don't worry!"
Zephyr had already noticed Esdeath during the day and had even specifically asked for her name. How could he forget?
"The situation on the sea is becoming more and more severe. The emergence of the Four Emperors has further fueled the pirates' arrogance. The World Government seems to be planning something big."
"All the better!"
At this time, Zephyr was still unaware that the so-called big move was the establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
"Hahaha, enough about that, let's drink!"
Garp interrupted their conversation, clinked glasses with them, and began to drink wildly. They had agreed to come out and relax, but they started talking about business again.
Coming out for a drink today was the right choice; there was an unexpected gain.
...
Looking at Esdeath sleeping soundly on the bed, Tashigi's pretty face flushed. One couldn't sleep without taking off clothes, right?
After helping Esdeath take off her clothes, Tashigi looked at Esdeath's delicate face and couldn't help but touch it, then quickly ran to her own bed.
Seriously!
"Tashigi, how could you do that?" Hiding under the covers with her head covered, Tashigi muttered to herself, her face flushed.
Then, under the dual pressure of training and extra practice, she fell into a deep sleep.
"Ha~"
Yawning, Esdeath opened her eyes and looked at the dormitory. Tashigi was already up and washing. She had even squeezed toothpaste for her.
With disheveled hair, she walked over, picked up her toothbrush, said "Morning!"
and started to wash up.
Tashigi, on the side, looked at Esdeath's messy hair and couldn't help but take out a comb to straighten it.
Her hair was so long yet so smooth, and it emitted a faint, pleasant scent.
After getting everything ready, she went to the training ground to start training again!
However, she didn't see Zephyr today. She wondered if he was still hungover and hadn't woken up.
"System, check my attributes."
"Host: Esdeath
Abilities: Demon's Manifestation: Demon's Extract (Beginner), Swordsmanship (Beginner).
Reputation: 3010 points"
"Holy cow, is this a shot of adrenaline? It shouldn't be that high!"
Or was reputation easy to gain?
"Ding! Host has gained the attention of Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr, gaining one thousand reputation points each."
"So that's how it is!"
Esdeath finally understood. It seemed that the reputation gained from different people's attention varied.
"Ding! Do you want to open the system's random store?"
"Open!"
Even though it was training time, it didn't affect her ability to multitask at all.
Exclusive Military Sabre * 1000 points
The first item was exactly what Esdeath needed: the military saber Esdeath wielded in the original work.
Would Esdeath still be Esdeath without her military saber?
"No matter what, I'm buying it!"
She didn't even look further down the list and immediately purchased it.